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If You’re Not Talking About Black Literacy, Then You Are Talking About The Wrong Stuff

November 11, 2020
by Rann Miller
7 min read
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There are many phrases used in education circles; the phrase reading is fundamental must be one of the most used. I used to scoff at the phrase as a child. Sadly, it wasn’t until college where I actually believed...

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The Black Women Who Carried Us (And You)

March 17, 2020
by Sharif El-Mekki
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But what of black women?… I most sincerely doubt if any other race of women could have brought its fineness up through so devilish a fire. – W.E.B DuBois Two of the dopest Black women I know decided to merge Black...

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13 Ways Educators Can Transform Literacy

March 23, 2019
by Jarred Amato
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On Valentine’s Day, 13 of our Maplewood High School seniors and Project LIT Community founders were called down to the principal’s office. No, they were not in trouble. In fact, quite the opposite. One by one, our students...

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Parents, Here Are Some Great Books for Your Children – Especially White Children.

March 20, 2019
by Nosakhere Griffin-El
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When we discuss Black History, many people begin at the enslavement era. Starting the history of Black people from the aforementioned limits how young people will view the agency of people of African descent. However, if we start...

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Despite Massive Inequities, I Am Pursuing Black Literacy

January 16, 2019
by Maye-gan Brown
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As a college junior that has had to navigate the daily obstacle course of a predominately white institution (PWI) as well as a declared English major that has had to succumb to the yearly syllabus with the writings of...

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READING LESSON #1—TEACH THE TEACHERS

December 11, 2017
by Hilderbrand Pelzer
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How can all students learn to read by 4th grade if so many teachers struggle with teaching reading? This piece first appeared in The Philadelphia Citizen, where Hilderbrand Pelzer III contributes regular columns during the school...

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